John 8:19:9John.8.19.W9TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KREE-thay
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- answered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- sentence
E-le-gon oun au-TÔ POU ES-tin ho pa-TÊR sou a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS OU-te e-ME OI-da-te OU-te ton pa-TE-ra mou ei e-ME Ê-dei-te kai ton pa-TE-ra mou AN Ê-dei-te
Exegesis
The narrative then marks Jesus’ response with the aorist apekri-thē {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-kri-thē} ‘he answered’, a common deponent verb for replying in dialogue. His answer is structured around the correlative negatives oute …
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha pi omicron kappa rho iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to answer, reply”
In context — John 8:19
Then they said to Him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You neither know Me nor My Father ; if you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”
About this coordinate
John 8:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 8:19, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.8.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.19.W9.S1) and character.